decorate this silence

I would like to decorate this silence,
but my house grows only cleaner
and more plain. The glass chimes I hung
over the register ring a little
when the heat goes on.
I waited too long to drink my tea.
It was not hot. It was only warm.

Winter Love, by by Linda Gregg

Five cullings for today:

• Warm post II from milou
• with minnie from 1965 monochrome
• Allá que vamos from fijaciones
• Mums The Word from Jinky Art
• Memory from bighappyfunhouse